cymbidium

[ sim-bid-ee-uh m ]

/ sɪmˈbɪd i əm /

noun

any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers.

Nearby words

cymatium, cymbal, cymbalo, cymbalom, cymbeline, cymbidium, cymbiform, cymbocephalic, cymbocephaly, cyme, cymene

Origin of cymbidium

1799; < New Latin < Greek kýmb(ē) (see cymbiform) + -idion -idium

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Examples from the Web for cymbidium

The only hybrids of Cymbidium known to me are eburneo-Lowianum and its converse, Lowiano-eburneum.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Cymbidium has been enriched by the hybridist, the section Cyperorchis being merged in true Cymbidium.
Orchids|James O'Brien
We have another house devoted mainly to Cymbidium, in which they have been planted out for some years, with results worth noting.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Among miscellaneous examples here is a handsome specimen of Cymbidium Devonianum, and a very remarkable hybrid of Catt.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle

The acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceæ, a Cymbidium, and some ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for cymbidium

cymbidium

/ (sɪmˈbɪdɪəm) /

noun plural -diums

a genus, Cymbidium, of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers

Word Origin for cymbidium

C19: from Latin cymba boat

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